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‘There’s this deep mystery of what, actually, is this thing?’: the philosopher inside Google DeepMind AI – podcast

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Since 2017, Iason Gabriel has worked at Google DeepMind, trying to anticipate and think through the impact of AI. As commercial and geopolitical pressures escalate, can ethicists make any difference?

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‘There’s this deep mystery of what, actually, is this thing?’: the philosopher inside Google DeepMind AI – podcast

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Since 2017, Iason Gabriel has worked at the tech giant, trying to anticipate – and think through – the impact of AI. But as commercial and geopolitical pressures escalate, can ethicists make any difference?

By Robert P Baird. Read by Simon Darwen

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  • Iason Gabriel has been a philosopher at Google DeepMind since 2017.
  • His work involves anticipating and thinking through AI's impact.
  • Growing commercial and geopolitical pressures challenge ethical considerations.
  • The podcast explores whether ethicists can make a difference.

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